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  • The Thai situation

    The current security situation in Bangkok is troubling, with the blockades, protests, shootings and now grenade attacks. I checked the government Smartraveller website and they advised that the major protester location is not too far from the hotel we booked for our upcoming trip. It’s still a month before our holiday, but with at least…

  • The slow train

    As I mentioned in Asia 2010 I’d like to catch a slow railmotor around the inland branch lines of the Chugoku region of Japan. It seems that I’m not alone in this, as I found an article entitled Enjoying the Primal Scene from a Local Train… A Trip on Local Line Seeking for Local Sake…

  • Still going

    My leave was approved. I feel a bit bad about potentially leaving work a little understaffed for a few days. I wondered if maybe it would be better to have split up the trip. That way I could look forward to another holiday later in the year. September kept popping into my head. Now I…

  • A dream discarded?

    A couple of days later and our travel plans may be thrown into disarry with there being some dispute over whether I can actually take leave from work for the entire period. This after we have already paid for some accommodation and fares. I must await a decision on Monday, but if it is in…

  • Asia 2010

    I need a holiday. I really need a holiday. It’s been so busy that I haven’t had time to relax at all, let alone update a blog. Moving to a new house, a highly mobile toddler who has bad nights, the even longer journey to work now that I take him to child care. I…

  • Flight to Canberra with Virgin Blue

    Yesterday marked my first flights of 2010, yet another day trip to Canberra to attend a course for work. The airline flight schedules to Canberra are greatly reduced over the quiet Christmas/New Year period while parliament is on its break. I ended up on Virgin Blue as their schedule was the most convenient. I am…

  • Walking the Cook Park Trail

    We’ll start 2010 with a short trip much closer to home. Today I walked about 14 kilometres along the Cook Park Trail in Sydney from San Souci to Wolli Creek station. I’ve wanted to do this walk for a very long time. I have walked many segments before, but never the entire length all at…

  • Baby flies the A380: Trip reports and wrap up

    I’ve now posted trip reports on airliners.net for each of the airborne legs of our trip to Singapore and Malaysia. Baby Flies The A380 Pt 1: QF SYD-SIN A380 (pics)Baby Flies The A380 Pt 2: 3K SIN-KUL A320 (pics) Baby Flies The A380 Pt 3: MH KUL-KUA 734 (pics) Baby Flies The A380 Pt 4:…

  • Seeya Singapore, Hello Home!

    I sit at home typing this sad that I am not still on holidays. In some ways it is good to be back, good to be listening to music on my stereo with my dog sitting next to me. But I would rather still be travelling somewhere in the world. Not that long after I…

  • An orchard of shops

    Our last day in Singapore. As I type this B is watching a “historical” Chinese action flick with lots of wire stunts. The television in this hotel is pretty good. Apart from the dreadful CNN and other US news channels there is NHK Japan and even the Australia Channel. I’ve heard that it’s not popular…